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BEDSTEAD Filed Dec. 17, 1931 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 6, 1932 I UME'IZED s'm E-s mmn mm- I GEOBGEZ m. comm, or s anmummn nAss cmisE'ms,. msmnonorowmmn To.

. maamhmmmz BEDS'DEA'DJM" 'Elii' invention relates tjo improvementsdn bed stead? and idimctd mere parfioulavly ventibn', the apparatusihclhdes a; fi'am'e as 'frinst ance thwliead, sra-tjli'atiit may swing 3 5 between a" pnsitibp" whereit" overlies the-bed?- steadE andwzm" upright pb'sitibn. YTFIBFISIIIOLIS between; a posiizib'n: omrBdhgftHvbe'd and qui- Various and numerous novel fia'atfu:c es*and advanta es (lithe invention wi llb'emorefldiy palm out thm'fmme: as will appear. As: trhb m naamn filed Ifecembnlf, mt. mi. 591,998.

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on: them-H's 6.47 The fbame isapiirotedi tothm rails: 6 arlja'cgnt the head-J 4: so that it; may. swmga'from the position shwwn in Fig; 1? to gt.

The: side mamas- 1 8,1. at their 1 ends: remote bed, which: ammconneutndz as showndiagmm ma ficmlzlyrin: lfli by an: end bar 12:. A.

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101 canniaselipslor olasps 1 6i shuwn xnz 2 and 3... i'l ihm bar -14a is! adjusfiab'lerup and' a n withz mspbct to the members 10;.

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coming "01" doym'ingsysuch 213126 mayoverlii firm-sauna; asislmwmin Eigalg-k '1?11e endfo'fitha: comi'n ratvthmfmot 111W be securved to theend frame is swung upwardly fmm fil pqsihiom' in- Fig; I; 11115 is; carried? upwardly thsr'eby amia suspended by" th1eclasps tn 1 bu desenibext'and associhte'd" with: the: outer en'dl of theaframe'. a I u fieaztings'or bna'ckets such:asi22 ave carried rby'lthe SidBE'IililS {went the head ls and in these istpivofiedmiheadiend bur 2455015 theflramu which. isi. connected tothe slidP;v pm'fii'ons 8 thendofi. collar' Receives one end 0t a W spning 2Q20oi1e'd2 a b'outfllebar 24L-Whi1kfli6- othmzendoffthe springmayengagefiiebrank l e622 'atzthe'. left; Thisrspring albne otimcon-- junctiibm with another spring senv es tb' cushion? the: actioliof thef'frame as it is 16w ered onto'tfie-frame and -as it swings tbsitb upvi-ghfi'posiiziena' It is d'esired thab the flame be-cushiened as ifla'pproaches the end offits V elevatingmovement sotliaii iii-"Wilh'mt bi'ihg uptoosfiarpl y-against tfie'lieadi At the samea v U time it is desired that the spring function to assist in the raising of the frame. This can all be accomplished by the selection of proper springs.

The end portions 10 of the frame and end cross bars 12 may be integral, or as shown in Fig. 5, the members 10 and 12 may be tubular in form to receive connections in the form of elbows 4 for connecting them together in a rigid manner. The bar 14 may also be'tubular in form and according to the preferred form of the invention, the member 10 at the left is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 42 whichreceives projections-44 at or clasps 16 such as shown in Fig. 3 may consist of pivoted members and-52, which have upper ends 54 extending inwardly so as to. be adapted to receive therebetween a blanket or the like.. Ears 56 and58 carried by the members 50 and 52 are arranged to swing about a pivot member-such as 14. A.

spring 160 is coiled about the pivot and has its ends 61 and .63 embraced by inwardly extendinglngs 51 and 53 of the members 50 and 52.

' The spring tends to move the members50 and 52 together so that they yieldingly claspa blanket .orthelike. r

As stated, the bar 14 may serve as the pivot for the members 50 and 52 of the clips in which case the clips may be moved on the bar. Ifdesired, theclip members may be joined together by separate pivots which may be provided inaddition to the bar. 14, and the clips may be movable in any convenient. manner on the bar 14. r r

As a blanket or the like is laid over the mattress on the bed the end portion nearest the foot of the bed is dropped over the bar 12 so Y that the marginal edge portion may be engaged by the clips 16. Inthis way, as the frame is swung upwardly, the covering is ele vated by the frame and cannot become detached therefrom by reason of the clips.

As another feature of the invention,

- clamps may be carried'by each of the elbows 4Q, one of which is shown more clearly in Fig. 5. These clamps may consist of round wire-like'members pivoted at 72 to the elbows'and have cam ends 73 which bear against spring members 74 within suitable slots of the elbows. 'The springs 74'are held in the slots by end portions 76 inserted in suitable apertures provided in theslots and they are curved or formed in such a manner that their upper ends bear on the slots so as to be yieldable. The outer ends of the hooks 70 are turned upon themselves so as to provide restricted throats 80 for yieldingly receiving a blanket or the like.

The hooks or clamps 70 are adapted to be moved from the horizontal position shown in Fig. 5 to a vertical position where the outer ends of the clamps abut the members 10. WVhe'n in this later vertical position the corner portions of the covering may he slipped within the throats of the clamps.

"The clamps then tend to hold the corner portions of the covering against the mattress. hen it is desired to elevate the frame, the

.clamps 7 0 may be thrown outwardly and 'up wardly to a horizontal position so that the covering will not be caught as the frame is elevated. It may be desired to lock the frame in its lower position on the bed and this may be accomplished'by means of a spring-like member 80 as shown more clearly in Fig. 6,

which is carried by the foot 5 and arranged to be depressed by the frame asit is lowered onto the bed when it will snap over the bar 12,

It will be observed that a cover or covers are secured to the frame adjacent the foot of the bed and that the frame is movable from its horizontal position on the bed to a more vertical position sons to carry with it the cover or covers. In this more or less Vertical "position the covers are suspended and held in, a flat condition so that the covering may be aired. When'the'frame rests on the bed the covering is properly positioned and held against accidentaldisplacement. This is all to the end thatin. making up the bed the covering is held securely in place and is not likely to become mussed up as in the case when the covering is thrown back over the bed in a haphazard way.

Various changes may be made in the construction of the apparatus without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. I therefore desire to be limited by the ing. description.

What I claim is:

[following claims rather thanby theforego- 1. A bedstead .having foot and head members connected by side rails in combination with an apparatus of the class described comprising, a frame having parallel side bars for resting on said side rails connectedto a cross bar adjacent-said head member, means by which the cross-bar is pivoted to said bedstead, whereby the frame may swing from a position on said bed to an upright position, and vertical pieces on the outer ends of said side bars connected to an end bar, a second end bar adjustable up and down between said end pieces and clasps on said second bar.

2. Abedstead having-foot and head members, connected by side railsin combination with an apparatus of the class described comprising, a framehaving parallel side bars for resting on said side rails connected to a cross bar adjacent said head member means by which the cross-bars is pivoted to said bed stead, whereby the frame may swing from a position on said bed to an upright position, vertical end pieces on the outer ends of said side bars connected to an end bar, a second s end bar adjustable up and down between said end pieces and clasps on said second bar for yieldingly engaging a covering on said bedstead associated with said end pieces.

3. A bedstead having foot and head members connected by side rails in combination with an apparatus of the class described comprising a frame having parallel side bars for resting on said side rails connected to a cross bar adjacent said head member, means by which the cross-bar is pivoted to said bedstead, whereby the frame may swing from a position on said bed to an upright position, vertical end pieces on the outer ends of said side bars connected to an end bar, a second end bar adjustable up and down between said end pieces and clasps on said second bar for yieldingly engaging a covering on said bedstead associated with said end pieces and a spring device for cushioning the movements of said frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE A. core. 

